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Discharge Facilitation Training Programme

Programme Details

Duration

12 months

Programme Director(s)

Kate Postle

Costs

Non-PWDS Affiliated Trust

£240

PWDS Affiliated Trust

£175

Funded Places

No funded places available for this programme.

Programme Introduction

Welcome to the discharge facilitation training programme.

This programme is designed to develop the clinical skills required for pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support staff and other eligible healthcare professionals to deliver discharge facilitation as part of a patient-facing medicines optimisation service.

The programme supports professional development by enabling learners to safely and effectively undertake discharge facilitation activities within a clinical environment. It is a holistic, competency-based programme that develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to support the safe discharge of patients and safe transfers of care.

Entry Criteria

The following prerequistes must be met before application

The following entry requirements to ensure that learner has sufficient experience and has developed attributes and attitudes to accept responsibility of the role.

Before entry onto the programme, pharmacy technician applicants need to meet the following entry criteria:

  • Are registered with their professional regulatory body (where registration is a requirement), for example, in Great Britain registration is with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Nomination from their chief pharmacist or superintendent pharmacist (or designated deputy) to confirm that they are a suitable person for the role
  • Have a patient-facing role
  • Have either: An Educational Supervisor based within the learner’s trust/organisation who is an appropriately experienced pharmacist,
    OR; An accredited medicines management pharmacy technician/accredited healthcare professional
    OR; Equivalent experience at the practice base to be acknowledged as occupationally competent
  • Demonstration of a good working knowledge of local Standard Operating Procedures to the Educational Supervisor
  • Have been accredited in a previous SWMIT/PWDS Medicines Reconciliation accreditation,  OR an approved equivalent OR those who have completed medicines optimisation as part of their qualification under the GPhC 2017 Initial Education and Training Standards.

 

Before entry onto the programme, pharmacy support staff applicants need to meet the following entry criteria:

  • Provide evidence of completion of a GPhC recognised/approved level 2 qualification or equivalent.
  • Nomination from their chief pharmacist or superintendent pharmacist (or designated deputy) to confirm that they are a suitable person for the role
  • Have a patient facing role
  • Have an educational supervisor based within the learner’s trust who is an appropriately experienced pharmacist or an accredited medicines management/optimisation pharmacy technician/accredited healthcare professional, OR; has equivalent experience at the practice base to be acknowledged as occupationally competent
  • Demonstration of a good working knowledge of local Standard Operating Procedures to the Educational Supervisor
  • Have been accredited in a previous SWMIT/PWDS Managing Patient Medication Requirements (assessment of PODs and ordering), OR an approved equivalent

 

If a learner does not meet the entry criteria please contact the training programme director to discuss possible options.

Programme Features

The training programme consists of:

  • Underpinning knowledge activities to support and develop practice
  • Work-based evidence collection and e-portfolio building
  • Holistic Competency Based Assessments
  • Certification

 

Programme cost includes:

  • Access to an e-Portfolio to upload evidence
  • Access to the virtual learning environment Moodle
  • Training provider final assessment of evidence in the e-portfolio
  • Formal certification

 

Programme Description

Learning Outcomes

  • Accurately assemble all necessary information regarding a patient’s discharge
  • Communicate and liaise with all relevant parties regarding any issues concerning or delaying the patient’s discharge, and/or necessary follow up requirements
  • Assemble all required documentation and medication in preparation for the patient’s discharge
  • Establish patient medication information needs and provide an opportunity for the patient/carer to ask any questions
  • Complete all documentation accurately and legibly

 

The aim of the programme is to prepare learners for a patient facing role by:

  • Outlining the medicines optimisation roles
  • Describing the infrastructure to facilitate these
  • Addressing issues about the new working environment
  • Providing a competency based framework for training and assessing learners.
  • Encourage the further development of effective communication skills
  • Developing the learner’s professional awareness of pharmacy practice and accountability.

 

Learning Pathways and Portfolio Documents

Learners will be provided with information about their learning pathway on acceptance onto the programme. Depending on when you enrolled, you may be following either a document-based learning pathway or a Moodle-based programme pathway.

Your welcome email will confirm the resources, templates and learning materials relevant to your enrolment. If you are unsure which version of the programme you are following, please contact the Training Programme Director.

Method of Delivery

  • Resources provided to support self directed learning
  • Reflective practice
  • Local policy and procedures relating to scope of practice

Method of Assessment

  • Evidence collection
  • Holistic competency based observations
  • E-portfolio assessment by PWDS

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read our comprehensive FAQs before submitting an enquiry

Questions about this Programme

General FAQs

Answers to most common applications for each stage of the Programme process can be found on our dedicated Frequently Asked Questions page and is usually the quickest and easiest way to resolve most enquiries.

Please ensure you check this page before submitting a contact enquiry. 

Contact

Programme Director

Kate Postle

For general enquiries or in case of Programme Director absence:

Email: pwds@uhbw.nhs.uk

Telephone: 0117 342 6677

Enrolment

Step One

Application for Discharge Facilitation Training Programme

In order to complete your application you will need:

* A Purchase Order (PO) Number and digital copy of the FULL PO document, including invoicing details to upload (you can find details about POs in the frequently asked questions section of the programme page)

* Your educational supervisor details including email address

Please check the entry requirements of the programme carefully before application. If you have any questions please get in touch with the Training Programme Director.

Apply

Step Two

Application to Submit your Discharge Facilitation E-portfolio

Once evidence collection is complete and your e-portfolio has been signed off by your educational supervisor, please apply to submit your e-portfolio for assessment by PWDS

You must be enrolled on this programme to apply for this step

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